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The Effect of Herbal Feed Additives in the Diet of Dairy Goats on Intestinal Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) Count

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dc.abstract.enSixty dairy goats of the Polish white improved breed were randomly assigned to five feeding groups of twelve animals each. The animals received a supplement containing seven herbs at 20 or 40 g/animal/day (experimental groups 1 and 2) and a supplement containing nine herbs at 20 or 40 g/animal/day (experimental groups 3 and 4)m, along with pelleted concentrate feed. Group 5 (the control group) received pelleted feed without any herbal supplements. A significant effect of herbal feed additive on lactic acid bacteria (LAB) count was observed (p < 0.001). The highest number density of LAB was found in the goats receiving the feed additive with nine herbs at 20 g/animal per day (p < 0.05). There was a statistically significant effect of lactation stage on intestinal LAB count (p < 0.001). Regardless of the feeding group, the highest number density of LAB was found in animals at the peak of lactation. The LAB count was also affected by the interaction of diet group × lactation stage (p < 0.0001). A probiotic strain of Lactobacillus fermentum was identified in the faecal samples of goats receiving the herbal additive, but not in the controls. Genetic identification of the microorganisms isolated from the faeces of the experimental goats did not reveal the presence of harmful mould spores, although spores of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus were detected in the controls.
dc.affiliationWydział Medycyny Weterynaryjnej i Nauk o Zwierzętach
dc.affiliationWydział Nauk o Żywności i Żywieniu
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Hodowli Zwierząt i Oceny Surowców
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Mleczarstwa i Inżynierii Procesowej
dc.affiliation.instituteWydziałowa Pracownia Komputerowa
dc.contributor.authorFoksowicz-Flaczyk, Joanna
dc.contributor.authorWójtowski, Jacek
dc.contributor.authorDanków-Kubisz, Romualda
dc.contributor.authorMikołajczak, Przemysław
dc.contributor.authorPikul, Jan
dc.contributor.authorGryszczyńska, Agnieszka
dc.contributor.authorŁowicki, Zdzisław
dc.contributor.authorZajączek, Karolina
dc.contributor.authorStanisławski, Daniel
dc.date.access2025-12-29
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-29T13:09:12Z
dc.date.available2025-12-29T13:09:12Z
dc.date.copyright2022-01-21
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>Sixty dairy goats of the Polish white improved breed were randomly assigned to five feeding groups of twelve animals each. The animals received a supplement containing seven herbs at 20 or 40 g/animal/day (experimental groups 1 and 2) and a supplement containing nine herbs at 20 or 40 g/animal/day (experimental groups 3 and 4)m, along with pelleted concentrate feed. Group 5 (the control group) received pelleted feed without any herbal supplements. A significant effect of herbal feed additive on lactic acid bacteria (LAB) count was observed (p &lt; 0.001). The highest number density of LAB was found in the goats receiving the feed additive with nine herbs at 20 g/animal per day (p &lt; 0.05). There was a statistically significant effect of lactation stage on intestinal LAB count (p &lt; 0.001). Regardless of the feeding group, the highest number density of LAB was found in animals at the peak of lactation. The LAB count was also affected by the interaction of diet group × lactation stage (p &lt; 0.0001). A probiotic strain of Lactobacillus fermentum was identified in the faecal samples of goats receiving the herbal additive, but not in the controls. Genetic identification of the microorganisms isolated from the faeces of the experimental goats did not reveal the presence of harmful mould spores, although spores of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus were detected in the controls.</jats:p>
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dc.description.volume12
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani12030255
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/6558
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/3/255
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dc.subject.enherbal feed additives
dc.subject.enintestinal lactic acid bacteria (LAB)
dc.subject.endairy goats
dc.titleThe Effect of Herbal Feed Additives in the Diet of Dairy Goats on Intestinal Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) Count
dc.title.volumeSpecial Issue Novel Feed Ingredients: Improving Health Status, Milk and Meat Quality in Small Ruminants
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